Michael Ruse on Darwinism

Summary
Michael Ruse, philosopher of science, recounts the history of Darwinism by explaining the theories of evolution and natural selection.
Ruse questions whether these theories are as valid today, 200 years after Darwin's birthday.
Michael Ruse - Michael Ruse is a philosopher of science, working on the philosophy of biology, and is well known for his work on the argument between creationism and evolutionary biology. He was born in England, took his undergraduate degree at the University of Bristol (1962), his master's degree at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (1964), and Ph.D. at the University of Bristol (1970). Ruse taught at the University of Guelph Canada for 35 years. Since his retirement from Guelph, he has taught at Florida State University and is, since 2000, the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy. In 1986, he was elected as a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Bergen, Norway (1990), the McMaster University, Ontario, Canada (2003) and most recently the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (2007).

A Conversation About the Universe with Robert Kirshner

(16 minutes) A conversation with astronomer and professor of science, Robert Kirshner of Harvard University, about his book "The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos" which provides an overview of the exploration of the universe and the existence of dark energy.
(aired May 20, 2004)

1950 Movie - Destination Moon

The first sci fi film made in the u.s. and first attempt at technical accuracy in manned rocketship launch to the moon.

How We Staged the Morristown UFO Hoax

How We Staged the Morristown UFO Hoax
Joe Rudy and Chris Russo

In this video, Chris and Joe show the supplies used to construct their UFOs and try to verify the dates and times to prove they, in fact, set up the balloons.



In this video, Chris and Joe let go of the flares in the woods. The first part shows their test launch on January 4, 2009.



In this video, you'll see the reactions of eyewitnesses to the "UFOs", plus various clips from news programs, footage from an "Alien Sale" at a car dealership, and the producers' final thoughts on the experiment
The Reactions - 29:06

Size & Scale of the Universe - Picture sequence

Picture series representing the scale and location of the observable universe.

The Observable Universe

The superclusters


The Virgo supercluster


The Local Group


Nearest structures


The Milky Way


The Orion arm


250 light years radio



20 light years radio



12 light years radio

Where is the earth in this scale



Another view of the Milky Way

The Planets - A Solar System Journey - Dava Sobel

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